In this file photo, Lauren Alaina arrives at the 2011 CMT Music Awards in Nashville, Tenn. (AP Photo/Charles Sykes)Local singing sensation Lauren Alaina is making a whirlwind of holiday appearances at venues ranging from the home of “The King” to the home of the president within the next week.
Tonight, Alaina flips the switch at Graceland in Memphis to launch the holiday lights celebration at the home of the late Elvis Presley, according to Dixie Owen, senior director of artist and media relations at UMG Nashville.
Alaina, the junior at Lakeview-Fort Oglethorpe High School who came in second on Season 10 of “American Idol,” will light up Graceland at 6 p.m. CST. Fans can watch the event online with live streaming on www.Elvis.com.
On Monday, the Rossville teen will join some of country music’s biggest stars to perform before President Barack Obama and Michelle Obama at “Country Music: In Performance at the White House.”
Other musicians performing on the 60-minute special will be The Band Perry, Dierks Bentley, Alison Krauss, Kris Kristofferson, Lyle Lovett, Darius Rucker and James Taylor, according to Carrie Johnson, PBS publicist, in a news release.